Bearing device



Feb. 2o, 1923. 1,446,173

v` @ENTRY EARING DEVIQE y Filed Feb. 9, 1921 {NVE/WUR. l VERG/L @ENT/2K Patented rei. 20,1923.

vnae-rncnnrnnor Annniason, Inzorlilzra;`

' nnAnfNG DEVICE.

Application flied February. 9,11921. y'serial no, 443,550.,= I

To all 'whomz'tfmag/ concern: l i N Be it known.. that I, VnRerL GENrnr, a

citizen of the United` States, residing at4 Anderson, linA the county of i Madison andI this type of motor, the several moving parts being enclosed in the" motor frame of casement, it is desirablethat the different iparts, especially the connecting rods `may operate indefinitely without need of inspection,ad-v justment,or`repairs. y j

Accordingl the object of my invention. is to provide `abearing-head of ypractical and economical construction, which is capable of being easilyadjust'ed to compensate for wear, and which will operate with a minimum of friction. l

The objects of my invention are accomplished by, and the invention is embodied in the new construction, combination and arrangement of parts shown in the bearinghead device as illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Suitable characters of reference are applied to the several parts of the device, as they appear in the different views, in which- Figure 1 is a side view, and Figure 2 is a transverse central sectional view taken on the line 2-2 in Figure l.

Figure 3 is a perspective view showing the ylower half sections of the several bearing parts of the invention. u

This invention contemplates the combinatio-n with a divided head member which may be formed integrally with the body portion.

l of a connectin rod, of divided external rings capable of eine,r adjusted to and se` cured at spaced position in the bore of the head member, a divided internal ring adapted to be secured to the shaft or pin thatl is to be moved by the connecting rod, antifriction roller bearing elements between the external ring and the internalv ring, and means to secure the segments of the head member together.

The segments A and A* of the head membier are fiptviafi with aangenamer eine" A2" .through which lfarefipassed the' securing bolts-B: and 13..,They bore() of ythe' head` An internal 'bearing ringadapted to be fastened .tothe wrist-pin or shaft 2, consists of complemental semicircularl segments D and D1;t heir, meeting faces are of accurately fitted dovetailed construction so that` when placedin position,l thesegments constitute a4 unit whose parts aresecured-against longitudinal displacement.v jAdjacentfto,the outery edges of the internal bearing ring are` provided.V the l.inwardly declined, ,beveled annular bearingfacesDf,v`4 yByfya cap-screwlfy yone of the segments (namely, .the llovver segment D?) is secured to the Wris'tlpi'n-` l External bearingelements adapted to r0C.- cu'pythe bore ofuthefhead member, consist of a pair ofsimijlarly constructed divided bearing zrings, consisting of the fcomplemental semi-circu'lar` segments AFl and Fftheir peripheral faces beingthreadefd to fit the threaded bore of the head member, and their meeting faces being ofk accurately fitted dovetailed construction so that when `'placed in position the segments constitute` units whose parts are secured against longitudinal s displacement.

Adjacent to the'outer edges of these .ex-i.

ternal bearing rings are provided .the inwardly inclined beveled vannular bearing faces Fa which registerat positions adja-` cent to the beveled faces D3.k At spaced intervals about theouter edgesof thesev divided external rings, are provided recesses F4 into which the tooth of a wrench may be applied for moving the rings in the threaded bore of the head member,'to adjusted position, as will be presently referred to.

Arranged between the beveled faces of the internal and external ring' members,

are roller-bearings.. These bearings consist i ofI` a pair of semicircular segment frames G in which are retained, at spaced distances" i apart, a succession of rollers. H, whose pintles are journaled 1n the frame Gr. In

this embodiment of my invention, the segment A of the head-member is formed integral with the connecting rod 1.

To` install my invention, the segments F and F are placed at a spaced distance a art in the threaded bore of the segment A, he

segment D of the internal bearing ring is then 4disposed on the wrist pin 2, frames G with their roller bearings are then disposed between the beveled seats of the segments D and F. By a set screw E the segment D1 is then secured to the wrist pin 2 and to its connection and registrationwith ;.the seg-K ment D. The lower segments of the roller# bearing frames G are then placed in posi-2 tion and the external ring segments F1 and F1 are disposed in place'in thethreaded bore of l the 4segment A1. This 'segment Alll is'then'.appliedito' its place at" registration withvthe complemental segment :Y A' and the bolts B are inserted and screwed to tightened www.. j B'frefhally tightening the' bolts, theexternalibearing rings which snowy are .Cntitllti br the, Selntsll". and? aiidlFl andy Fla're turned rot'atively toward eachotherr in the, bore of thefhead meme.,

berl'n'ntilthe proper ad'jiistnient ,for the I bearing of the rollers H willfhave been obtained.

A tighteningfthfen',of the)` bolts completes n the assembly f A several parte', f

A' bearing device constrnctedl in accordance invention will 'operatewith a minirnurnof friction anda'veryf'longf time without necessityof adjustment. When ad-v justment yor take-np is" desirethihe bolts B'aieslight'ly loosened, then` shifting one,k

or- ,perhaps ,both of "the I external rings, the

Y proper adjustment is qiiicklyeii'ected; then,v

by again tightening the'fbolts'B, 'they are tenafio'usly @Gaggia-@the adjusted-,Position Vhat I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. An anti-friction bearing device, comprising a head member divided and having a threaded bore, the parts of the said head member being removably secured together,

a divided internal bearing ring adapted to be secured tothe journal, a. pair of divided external bearing rings each being threaded in the bore of the head member, roller bear- 1 ings retained in divided iframes arranged between the internal bearing rings Aand the each pair being mortised to prevent longitudinal"displacement, the said divided externalrings being externally threaded to fit the threaded bore of thehead member, segmental semicircular frames supporting roll-l ers land which frames are adapted to be retained between the said internal and said external bearing rings, substantially as described. f

In testimony whereof l aiixmy signature.

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